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Sellafield donates protective equipment for health workers

Sellafield donates protective equipment for health workers

Sellafield has donated respirators and personal protective equipment (PPE) to help health and care workers on the frontline of the response to the coronavirus pandemic. The initial donation by the Cumbrian nuclear decommissioning company includes 2500 disposable respirators, several hundred pairs of gloves and around 500 suits, gowns and lab coats.

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Surging vulnerability puts utilities under pressure

The maelstrom created by the coronavirus pandemic poses existential questions for utilities around the concept of consumer vulnerability. Jane Gray discusses the emerging concerns of sector leaders about the ability to support vulnerable customers, and the impact on frontline staff.

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Citizens Advice sees huge spike in searches for PPM help

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Ofwat not budging on efficiency expectations

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Ovo Energy furloughs 3,400 staff

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Centrica to cut 2020 expenditure by £400m

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UU injects £3.5m into community fund

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Covid-19 must not make utilities lose sight of the future

Despite the all-consuming challenges of the Covid-19 crisis, utilities cannot afford to lose sight of their future goals, says Utility Week magazine editor, Suzanne Heneghan

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Police prevent utilities staff from travelling to work

Some power station workers have been barred from driving to work by the police because they were unable to prove that they were critical staff, Utility Week has learnt. Trade bodies and union leaders have called on the government for explicit advice.

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SVT pledges £1m for coronavirus community fund

Severn Trent will donate £1 million to assist communities in its region affected by the impact of coronavirus. Meanwhile the company said it has sufficient resilience to ride the wave of the pandemic

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Coronavirus disruption ‘will expose fragility in water retail market’

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Suppliers to lobby BEIS over fears of ‘debt contagion’

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MOSL and Ofwat change codes to protect retail market

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Pennon eyes growth for South West after Viridor sale

South West Water's parent company Pennon said it will pursue growth in the water and wastewater sector after completing the sale of its waste management business Viridor. The company will expand its service area to include the Isles of Scilly from 1 April

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Coronavirus: BSC checks relaxed to reduce burden on code signatories

The Performance Assurance Board for the Balancing and Settlement Code has decided to amend its compliance checks in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The code administrator Elexon has also addressed concerns over the accuracy of the customer profiles used to estimate electricity demand, saying it is still assessing the impact of the lockdown on behaviour but does not believe any changes should be made at the moment.

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Utilities staff challenged despite key worker status

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Ofgem in talks with industry over ‘deprioritising’

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Street Manager launch delayed until July

Disruption resulting from the coronavirus crisis has prompted the government to postpone the introduction of its new digital platform for improving the management of utility street works, Utility Week understands.

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Ofwat sets timetable for innovation, environment and transformation

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Coronavirus uncertainty delays CMA appeals

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